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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ealing 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Orthopaedic Cases—under Five Years of Age.
| Boys | Girls | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Feet | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Genu Valgum | 21 | 17 | 38 |
| Genu Varum | 29 | 18 | 47 |
| Scoliosis | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Torticollis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Congenital Dislocation of Hip | — | 2 | 2 |
| Talipes | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Contracted Finger | — | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital Deformity of Foot | 1 | — | 1 |
| Rickets | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Hammer Toe | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 70 | 54 | 124 |
(j) Heart Disease and Rheumatism.—During the year there
were found in the course of routine and special inspections 19
children suffering from organic and 56 from functional disease of
the heart and 44 cases of rheumatism.
All children suffering from organic disease of the heart, or
who have a history of having suffered from rheumatism, which is
the main cause of heart disease, are kept under particular
supervision. They attend the Health Centre for examination at
frequent intervals, the length of which depend on their condition,
and parents are advised as to treatment. A report on the home
conditions in each case is made by the Sanitary Inspector, 49 such
reports being made during the past year.
When children require treatment in a general hospital when
suffering from an acute attack of rheumatism they are referred
there, and those children for whom residence at a hospital school
for heart cases is desirable are sent to such an institution at the
cost of the Education Committee.